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Japanese

くたくた

Romaji kutakuta

Common word

Definitions

01na-adjective · adverb · to-adverb

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

exhausted; worn out; dead tired

02no-adjective · na-adjective

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; ragged; tattered

03adverb · to-adverb · na-adjective

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

(boiling) to a pulp; to a mash; to a mush

Examples

くたくたに煮る。

Reduce to pulp by boiling.

Tatoeba #225682

彼はくたくたの背広を着ていた。

He was wearing a threadbare suit.

Tatoeba #74070

もう朝から晩まで働いてクタクタだよ。

I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.

Tatoeba #194020

Other forms

クタクタ

Source

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